Poster Presentation Awards
1st Place – Undergraduate Research Poster
Benjamin Connors
“RECENT CHANGES IN WATER QUALITY TO INFORM THE CONSERVATION OF A CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT STREAM: THE LETORT SPRING RUN”
Dickinson College
(Jill Arriola, Faculty Mentor)
2nd Place – Undergraduate Research Poster
Marlee Olsson
ANALYSIS OF THE MICROBIAL COMMUNITY AND POTENTIAL FOR CYANOBACTERIAL TOXIN PRODUCTION IN LAKE WALLENPAUPACK
Department of Biology
Bucknell University
(Emily Stowe, Faculty Mentor)
3rd Place – Undergraduate Research Poster
Andrew Pisano and Kaylee Rathbone
DO SOLAR FARMS CREATE UNIQUE SPIDER ASSEMBLAGES?
Ecology Program and Biology Department
Susquehanna University
(Matt Persons, Faculty Mentor)
Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation
Samikshya Hamal
GROUNDWATER DECLINE, DROUGHT SENSITIVITY AND WELL VULNERABILITY IN ARIZONA
The Pennsylvania State University
Oral Presentation Awards
1st Place – Graduate Student Oral Presentation
Melinda Marsh
After thAFTER THE STORM: THE IMPORTANCE OF POST-PEAK DYNAMICS FOR WATERSHED NITRATE EXPORT
Department of Ecosystem Science and Management
The Pennsylvania State University
(Jonathan Duncan and Anthony Buda, co-authors)
2nd Place – Graduate Student Oral Presentation
Jacob Ashok
BRIDGING THE SAMPLING GAP: INTEGRATING SENSORS, GRAB SAMPLES AND DEEP LEARNING FOR REGIONAL NITRATE MANAGEMENT
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
(Raj Cibin, co-author)
3rd Place – Graduate Student Oral Presentation
Henry Kibuye
CHARACTERIZING THE TRANSPORT OF NEONICOTINOID INSECTICIDES AND S-TRIAZINE HERBICIDES IN RIPARIAN BUFFERS
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
(Tamie Veith and Heather Preisendanz, co-authors)